I agree w/Cable but its gotta be dissapointing to see this massive man breaking down before we really got to take advantage of his skills in postseason. It has to be concerning knowing he was a medical risk with his back coming out and now it may be coming back again...smh

Its part of the game, but all we can do is hope its a blessing in disguise and Ballard better be ready. As it is now, Slater is the only healthy WR that played last year and he never lined up outside. Just special teams. I hope these rooks are fast learners!

I'm glad they are performing the necessary maintenance to get him healthy. Even if he misses a couple of games or hits the PUP list, this is a wise move. Get the Man ready to be a force in the playoffs! this will give our younger players more reps and experience this preseason too.

Obviously they are a better team with him on the field and I am betting he misses the first 6 weeks on the PUP list...but this is a team that is built to overcome injuries, and like it has been said, better now then in the playoffs. Just hope he recovers fully and can stay 100% the rest of the year after he comes back!

I'm glad they are performing the necessary maintenance to get him healthy. Even if he misses a couple of games or hits the PUP list, this is a wise move. Get the Man ready to be a force in the playoffs! this will give our younger players more reps and experience this preseason too.

Agreed about the younger players getting more reps. Although the difference with this guy not on the field is easy to see, especially in the red zone.

OK Gronk misses 6 weeks of the regular season potentially. Upside is that the guys behind him get some actual playing time Ballard, Fells,Hooman, Sudfeld and Ford. No biggie I'd rather see Gronk but you take what you have and mold them. Sudfeld is gynormous at 6'7" 260 lbs and Ballard is the biggest TE 275 lbs.

Repeating what I've said previously... Gronkowski is a fragile oversized kid who will be a losing proposition to the Patriots. Perhaps, although the Patriots knew of his medical history they decided to take the "gamble" and hence gambling consists of mostly losers and not too many, if any, winners.

Now you can identify with my reasoning for saying this kid's so-called football career is not only in jeopardy but more than likely for all intents and purposes it is over!

Thank goodness that Broomhilda and her sidekick the King of the Tin Hat Fools sniffed this out as a Borges conspiracy some time ago, there never was an infection,,,,and likely not even a back injury....

OK...I'll be serious now. This was going to happen all along....I said over a week ago he's heading for the PUP....

1. When they put the plate back in Gronks arm it was after a blood test, AND a biopsy, of the injured area left NO DOUBT that the infection was totally gone.

2. Take it to the bank that Gronk is still on anti-biotics.

3. One of the links I posted awhile back, in between being abused by Broomhilda and her side kick, was from an Orthopedic Dr who stated that due to the multiple plates and surgeries Gronks forearm would need a longer than normal rehab....at least 3 months. So Gronk was not going to be ready by the end of July anyway.

4. If the back ain't right you better make it right as disks don't repair themselves on their own. So fix it now.

Let the kid heal and let him heal 1000% for criss sakes. Put him on the PUP and don't sweat it. Of the first 6 games only the away game in Atlanta looks tough.

Gronk had back surgery in college as well, and all he has done so far after that is to score 38 touchdowns in 43 regular season games. No one is saying what type of surgery it is, could be a simple scope, and all they are saying at this point is that he will 'miss the start of camp'. He has only missed 5 games in 3 years, all last season because of a broken arm on a freak play. Watch the hits he takes at 1:30 and 2:30 of this video and then tell me he is fragile.

Repeating what I've said previously... Gronkowski is a fragile oversized kid who will be a losing proposition to the Patriots. Perhaps, although the Patriots knew of his medical history they decided to take the "gamble" and hence gambling consists of mostly losers and not too many, if any, winners.

Now you can identify with my reasoning for saying this kid's so-called football career is not only in jeopardy but more than likely for all intents and purposes it is over!

Meh. He was worth the risk on a 3rd rounder. What was colossally stupid was playing him on xps.

Obviously they are a better team with him on the field and I am betting he misses the first 6 weeks on the PUP list...but this is a team that is built to overcome injuries, and like it has been said, better now then in the playoffs. Just hope he recovers fully and can stay 100% the rest of the year after he comes back!

BB made a mistake last year...rushing him back. Sit him out unrtil he's 100%, even if it means he misses half the season. The Pats can't do without him in the play-offs.